Forget Sick Notes, are you giving your boss Fat Notes?

A study has recently claimed that millions of UK women suffer from such a negative body image they refuse to leave the house or go to work.

Feeling too fat or too ugly combined with a lack of confidence about their looks and figures means a huge loss for employers when sick days are taken. An estimated £114.4 million is lost due to women taking time off because of “negative body image”.

The findings give a close insight into behaviour caused by low self-esteem and negative body image. 

According to research one third of women are so self-conscious about their bodies they cannot bring themselves to buy clothes in the right size. Two-thirds say they are too embarrassed by their bodies to even look in the mirror!

The study, commissioned by Tesco, found that 36 per cent of women have rejected intimate moments because they feel too body conscious and 23 per cent avoid even being naked in front of their partners because they think they are overweight.